Personality Disorders: Individuals with an avoidant personality disorder often experience significant fear and anxiety related to:    

Patient has little desire for relationships and little or no discomfort over detachment from others. What personality disorder might they have?

You are treating a client with schizophrenia who takes Clozaril. What laboratory values will indicate the client needs to discontinue treatment?

 A 32-year-old male presents claiming that his father is trying to kill him by poisoning his food. The patient reports poor sleep for the past five weeks as well as auditory hallucinations. Is become increasingly withdrawn and suspicious over the past two months and is talking to self. What is the appropriate diagnosis? 

For a client who has paranoid personality disorder, what are the best treatment strategies?

19 year old female is being seen in a crisis pregnancy center for an unexplained pregnancy. She feels compelled by her boyfriend to get an abortion, but it goes against her deeply held religious beliefs. Which of the following reduces her risk of being the victim of domestic violence?

Bipolar Disorder: What is the term for a period of abnormally elevated mood in bipolar disorder?    

You have been working with a 24-year-old man who has been treated for schizophrenia since age 19. He has limited social interactions, likes to be alone, and has never dated nor had a desire to date. His symptoms are best explained by which of the following?

A forty-year-old female with a history of bipolar disorder, type one, has been maintained on the theme for many years were relatively good success. She presents with a one-month history of daily depressed mood, and Anhedonia, poor concentration, poor appetite, and passive suicidal ideation. Which of the following is an FDA approved medication to treat this patient’s current symptoms?

 The PMHNP is facilitating a support group for perpetrators of Damascus violence. Which of the following is an example of a cognitive distortion expressed by a group member?